Data scientist salary in the US
Data scientist postings across the US stated a median base salary of $152K. The middle half stated $118K to $193K, across 3,721 postings from the last year.
- Median
- $152K
- Middle half
- $118K–$193K
- Postings
- 3,721
Base pay that employers stated in their own postings, first seen since November 2025, one posting per employer and title. These are pay ranges in job ads, not what anyone was paid. Updated . How we count
Open data scientist jobs
Compliance & Enforcement Analytics Intern$15.4–$24.2 an hourLive, first seen by us today
Senior Data Scientist (Applied ML) - CanadaPay not listedLive, first seen by us today
Senior Data Scientist (Applied ML)Pay not listedLive, first seen by us today
Senior Applied Machine Learning ScientistPay not listedLive, first seen by us today
# 7 - Senior AI Data Scientist / Modeler - Databricks - LatamPay not listedLive, first seen by us today
What employers state for data scientist roles
| Employer | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Netflix | $486K | 25 |
| OpenAI | $365K | 39 |
| Suno | $270K | 7 |
| Replit | $269K | 5 |
| $260K | 5 | |
| Polymarket | $250K | 7 |
| Strava | $250K | 5 |
| Headway | $239K | 7 |
| Nvidia | $238K | 18 |
| Nvidia | $236K | 13 |
| Abridge | $231K | 6 |
| Sap | $227K | 19 |
| Plaid | $227K | 11 |
| Airwallex | $225K | 7 |
| Baseten | $225K | 7 |
| Snowflake | $224K | 11 |
| RevenueCat | $220K | 5 |
| $214K | 9 | |
| Achira | $212K | 6 |
| PayPal | $209K | 13 |
| Amazon | $208K | 8 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | $207K | 7 |
| General Motors | $203K | 20 |
| Micron Technology | $203K | 5 |
| WF Group | $200K | 11 |
Employers with five or more data scientist postings that listed pay. Who pays data people the most
Data scientist salaries by city
| City | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $168K | $130K–$213K |
| San Francisco, California | $215K | $180K–$258K |
| Mountain View, California | $213K | $179K–$254K |
| Chicago, Illinois | $122K | $98.5K–$148K |
| Boston, Massachusetts | $149K | $123K–$185K |
| Sunnyvale, California | $195K | $173K–$236K |
| San Diego, California | $162K | $122K–$186K |
| Santa Clara, California | $213K | $170K–$239K |
| San Jose, California | $182K | $149K–$215K |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $129K | $107K–$143K |
| Dearborn, Michigan | $139K | $131K–$183K |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | $159K | $134K–$186K |